Solitude...

Peace...

Quiet...

Those three words describe a lot. Describe how I like my life. Alone, thinking about nothing at all, my mind absolutely free of trouble makes me very happy. You have no idea.

I love my bed and my pillows so much. They've been with me through the hardest of times, I mean, no one, absolutely no one could ever compete with them. After getting home from school and meeting an empty house, I go up straight to my room to ease myself from all the stress of the day. I'm supposed to worry about where my mum and David are but, meh, I could care less, they'll be fine.

The loud blaring of a car horn, which should be my mum's, jolted me from my tiny unexpected nap. Shit, I'm still in my uniform and my bag is somewhere on the floor downstairs. Oooh that woman will come and start shouting now. I contemplated changing quickly but realised she might have been waiting at the gate for a while.

"Mummy, good afternoon." I greeted immediately mum drove in.

"I've been at the gate since. What were you doing? I'm sure you were pressing phone" she scolded immediately. Everything is phone to this woman. "And why are you still dressed in your uniform? Ogini di nwam a?(What is wrong with this my child?). Today is just Monday o. You have started."

"No mummy, it's just that I slept off by mistake. Today was not even easy at all. There was too much work." I say trying to generate a little self pity. It worked small sha.

"Ehn I hear you. Bring those things from the back of the car biko. Hurry up. And there are eggs there o...if you like break them." She says as she gets down from her car.

"What of David? I thought he followed you out" I ask realizing how lazy I am to get this amount of load out of the car. Why did she even buy all these sef?

"I told him to help me buy recharge card. I forgot to buy at the market." Yeah typical mum.

"Oh ok. What are all these things for? Did something happen?" I ask.

"Oh no o. It's just that your cousins are coming back and will continue staying with us for some time." She says shrugging. "That reminds me, go prepare the guest bedrooms. Leave those ones. When David comes he'll take them in." She adds gesturing to the load in the car.

Wait...

What??

"See how you're smiling." Mum says laughing at me. I didn't realize I was smiling. Yes ,yes ,yes!!

"🎶🎶Nonso is coming back...
Naza is coming back...
Nonso is coming back...
Naza is coming back...🎶🎶" I sing or squeal while dancing to the guest room. Yes, I'm that happy.

Now, you may or may not be wondering..."why is she so happy. It's not a big deal." Well, excuse meee. It's a super duper huge deal. I miss them like crazy. I miss looking for Nonso's trouble. I miss Naza's silly little tantrums. I miss Nonso's extremely cocky self. I miss his teases and his I-don't-care-about-you-and-stop-touching-my-stuff attitude. I just miss everything.

"Chiamaka have you started cooking or you want me to make announcement first?" Mum yells from her room.

Heii Jesus

"Yes" I yell back tumbling down from the living room sofa and rushing over to the kitchen to start cutting yam. Ha God. After school again somebody cannot rest very well. Thank God I slept small that time. Nonso should better come fast so we'll split the chores again. When he was here things were much easier because mum made sure he took part in house chores. Now well, it's just me and that tiny boy that can't wash one plate without leaving soap on it.

Speaking of the tiny boy...

"What's for dinner? I'm hungry ah" he says holding his stomach like he just took a shot there.

"Question" I reply hissing at him. I make my way to the cabinets to get some cooking utensils pushing past him. Hard.

"Ouch na. I just asked a question." he says with an adorable pout on his stupid face causing me to laugh.

"You asked a foolish question. You see me with yam and you're asking what's for dinner" I answer him still in fits of laughter.

"Ehen, you could have been cooking that normal yam or porridge or even that one that has pepper soup in it." He says like the old child he is.

"Abeg abeg that one is your problem. Help me to wash that bowl. I want to use it." And as usual he washes it and leaves soap traces on it. Nawa o. Can't this boy learn.

"Must somebody see the soap you used to wash. Can't you rinse properly for once in your life." I ask already getting annoyed.

"Let me see" he says already sensing my anger.

"Don't worry abeg. When Naza comes she'll teach you how to wash very well."

"Where did you see Naza?" He asks seemingly confused.

"Mummy did not tell you Naza and Nonso are coming back abi?" I ask trying to see through his pretense.

"It's a lie. Say God" he says with a wide grin spreading through out his face. Guess he wasn't pretending then. And before I know it he runs out of the kitchen to God knows where laughing.

So I'm not the only excited one... okay

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Heyy❤️
It's been a while, hasn't it?🤔
Yeah, so we just met Amy's mum and her little brother David!! And who are those cousins we hear of? Anyway we'd be seeing more of them in the next chapters. I'm a little excited 😂

Oh and that reminds me, the next chapter will be coming with a cast sort of. Sooo you'll get to see how your lovely author,me🙂, pictures her characters.

Bye for now. See you whenever 😁❤️❤️

        -lisa❤️